Typing Resources for K-2

• Emergent Typing - Great for PreK-K; Focuses on 1 letter at a time only; Best for kids learning alphabet
• Typing Instruction - Late K and up; Mixes letters into patterns to learn the keyboard in section/groups
• Typing Speed Drill Games - Best to follow instruction; Now that they know the key, time to get faster

	Resource	Main Use	Who's it For?
	Animal Who Games http://www.tvokids.com/games/animalwho	On this site, students can type a letter from their keyboard and see and hear an animal whose name starts with that letter. No score or progress is kept. There is no sign-in required.	PreK to Kindergarten students This is for students who are learning letters of the alphabet. They can learn the positions of the letters on the keyboard
	Keyboard Climber http://www.tvokids.com/games/keyboardclimber -	This site focuses on correctly typing a single-letter sequence. Type the right letter and the monkey climbs the tree. Type an incorrect one and a coconut knocks him to the ground for game over. A score is kept, but there no sign-in or progress tracking.	Preschool or early K only.
	Literacy Center Typing http://literacycenter.net/play_learn/letters_en/typing_en_uc.php	Students have 3 different activities - all capital letters, all lowercase, and numbers 0-9. On all 3 activities, they type the keyboard keys and then hear the name of the letter/number name while it jumps up on the screen. No score or progress is kept. There is no sign-in required.	PreK to Kindergarten students This links the alphabet and its order to the keyboard and its layout.
	Keyboard Zoo http://www.abcya.com/keyboarding_practice.htm	Keyboard Zoo is a site that begins typing instruction beyond typing one single letter. It is focused on typing a series of the same letter. As the letters are typed, the student hears either the letter's name or its sound. When they are done, the kids are rewarded with a new animal picture and sound. Children will need teacher help to understand that the blue keys on the screen are for their left hand while the pink keys are for their right. No sign on is required, but it does not track progress.	PreK to Kindergarten students This is an early elementary friendly keyboarding practice tool.
	Keyboard Zoo 2 http://www.abcya.com/keyboarding_practice_2.htm	This follow-up to the original Keyboard Zoo allows for typing of capitals, lowercase, punctuation marks, and short sentences where the 1st version was only individual letters regardless of case. No sign on is required, but it does not track progress.	PreK, Kindergarten, and 1st grade
	Keyboard Game from BigBrownBear http://www.bigbrownbear.co.uk/keyboard/index.htm	This is a 30-second typing test/game. They type the red key, which is also shown at the bottom. If they do it correctly, their score goes up. If not, it goes down. At the end, there is a link to the next typing resource. No sign on is required, but it does not track progress.	Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th
	Learn to Type from BigBrownBear http://bigbrownbear.co.uk/learntotype/	Simple keyboard practice with combinations of multiple keys. A speed and accuracy score is kept. There are 14 different levels. Each focuses on a different set of letters. No sign on is required, but it does not track progress.	Late Kindergarten to 5th grade
	Dance Mat Typing http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/z3c6tfr	This website has 4 levels for practice and learning to type. Each has 3 sets of keys to learn. The animated characters help teach the typing by modeling how to user your fingers. No sign on is required, but it does not track progress.	1st grade to 5th grade
	Typing Tutorial:Play http://www.gcflearnfree.org/labs/typing/play	This website has 2 parts: Learn and Practice. It instructs a few keys at a time. There is audio help. There is an overview map that lets you jump to specific lessons. No sign on is required, but it does not track progress.	2nd Grade and up
	Typing.com https://www.typing.com/student	Typing.com is a free online typing practice/instruction program. Teachers can make an account and create logins for their students. Progress can be tracked. Speed practice games are available within the site. Signing into an account is optional. Practice can be done without an account.	3rd grade and up
	Learn Touch Typing Club http://typingclub.com	Fee free, spam free, ad free. More "formal than some." Easy to navigate.	3rd Grade and up
	Typing Rocket - Speed Drill Game http://www.abcya.com/typing_rocket.htm	Students type the individual letters on the rockets as they fly from the bottom to the top of the screen to have ignite fireworks. No sign on is required, but it does not track progress.	1st grade and up
	Letter Bubbles - Speed Drill Game https://www.letterbubbles.com/	Students type the bubbles that float from right to left. Additional game elements like explosive letter bubbles that pop nearby bubbles and a floating spacebar line that pops all bubbles to the left keep it engaging. Bubbles that make it to the other side cost the player 1 of his 3 lives. Sign on is optional. No account is required to play.	1st grade and up. Additional directions are in text and may be easier for 3rd grade and up to read.
	Typing Adventure - Speed Drill Game	Typing Adventure is another speed drill and practice game. Type the next tiles letter to move forward. Type the wrong one and getzapped by lightning. No sign on is required, but it does not track progress. *Below this typing game are many more typing games.	1st grade and up

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